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Reparations to Indigenous Peoples are critical after Pope's apology for residential schools

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Libraries in the U.S. and Canada are changing how they refer to Indigenous Peoples

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Pope Francis says he felt the pain of Indigenous Peoples during trip to Canada

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says a lack of action would be the worst thing to follow an apology for residential schools as Pope Francis reflects on his historic journey to Canada.

Aug 3, 2022 2:34 PM Read more >

After Pope called residential schools 'genocide,' House of Commons should too: NDP MP

OTTAWA 鈥� A New Democrat member of Parliament said Tuesday she hopes all of her colleagues will recognize the residential schools system as genocide, now that Pope Francis has used the term.

Aug 2, 2022 6:50 PM Read more >

Indigenous leaders wish Pope's acknowledgment of genocide was made on Canadian soil

A member of the National Indian Residential School Circle of Survivors says it's good Pope Francis acknowledged that what happened in the schools amounted to genocide, but that he should have said it before he left Canada.

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Pope says Indigenous people suffered genocide at residential schools

ROME 鈥� Pope Francis says the abuses Indigenous Peoples faced while being forced to attend residential schools amounted to genocide.

Jul 30, 2022 1:43 AM Read more >

AP 撸奶社区 in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the cr

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AP 撸奶社区 in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the cr

Jul 29, 2022 8:04 PM Read more >

'Mamianaq': Pope Francis ends reconciliation visit by apologizing in Inuktitut

IQALUIT, Nunavut 鈥� Pope Francis begged for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by 鈥渘ot a few鈥� Catholics as he wrapped up Friday a six-day visit that saw celebration and criticism for his repeated apologizes for the Roman Catholic Church鈥檚 role in cu

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The Latest on the Pope's visit to Canada

Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops today (all times are ET): 8:25 p.m.

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